Physicist
Albert Einstein
1879 - 1955
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Albert Einstein
His biography is available in 228 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 221 in 2024). Albert Einstein is the 2nd most popular physicist, the 2nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular German Physicist.
Albert Einstein is most famous for his theory of relativity. He developed the theory in 1905 and it is now one of the most important theories in modern physics. The theory states that time and space are not absolute and that they are relative to the observer. It also states that the speed of light is constant.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Albert Einstein ranks 2 out of 851. Before him are Isaac Newton. After him are Marie Curie, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Stephen Hawking, Wilhelm Röntgen, Michael Faraday, Niels Bohr, Hans Christian Ørsted, Max Planck, Alessandro Volta, and Albert A. Michelson.
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Isaac Newton
1643 - 1726
HPI: 99.44
Rank: 1
Albert Einstein
1879 - 1955
HPI: 94.83
Rank: 2
Marie Curie
1867 - 1934
HPI: 94.30
Rank: 3
J. Robert Oppenheimer
1904 - 1967
HPI: 90.85
Rank: 4
Stephen Hawking
1942 - 2018
HPI: 88.36
Rank: 5
Wilhelm Röntgen
1845 - 1923
HPI: 87.15
Rank: 6
Michael Faraday
1791 - 1867
HPI: 86.08
Rank: 7
Niels Bohr
1885 - 1962
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 8
Hans Christian Ørsted
1777 - 1851
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 9
Max Planck
1858 - 1947
HPI: 85.41
Rank: 10
Alessandro Volta
1745 - 1827
HPI: 85.34
Rank: 11
Albert A. Michelson
1852 - 1931
HPI: 84.49
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1879, Albert Einstein ranks 1. After him are Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Owen Willans Richardson, Paul Klee, Kazimir Malevich, Emperor Taishō, Otto Hahn, Franz von Papen, Max von Laue, Margaret Sanger, and Emiliano Zapata. Among people deceased in 1955, Albert Einstein ranks 1. After him are Alexander Fleming, Thomas Mann, James Dean, Dale Carnegie, José Ortega y Gasset, Arthur Honegger, Sadako Sasaki, James B. Sumner, Alberto Ascari, Fernand Léger, and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.
Others Born in 1879
Go to all RankingsAlbert Einstein
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1955
HPI: 94.83
Rank: 1
Joseph Stalin
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1953
HPI: 92.22
Rank: 2
Leon Trotsky
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1940
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 3
Owen Willans Richardson
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1959
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 4
Paul Klee
PAINTER
1879 - 1940
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 5
Kazimir Malevich
PAINTER
1879 - 1935
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 6
Emperor Taishō
PUBLIC WORKER
1879 - 1926
HPI: 78.91
Rank: 7
Otto Hahn
CHEMIST
1879 - 1968
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 8
Franz von Papen
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1969
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 9
Max von Laue
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1960
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 10
Margaret Sanger
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1966
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 11
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1955
Go to all RankingsAlbert Einstein
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1955
HPI: 94.83
Rank: 1
Alexander Fleming
BIOLOGIST
1881 - 1955
HPI: 84.76
Rank: 2
Thomas Mann
WRITER
1875 - 1955
HPI: 83.34
Rank: 3
James Dean
ACTOR
1931 - 1955
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 4
Dale Carnegie
WRITER
1888 - 1955
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 5
José Ortega y Gasset
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1955
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 6
Arthur Honegger
COMPOSER
1892 - 1955
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 7
Sadako Sasaki
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 1955
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 8
James B. Sumner
CHEMIST
1887 - 1955
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 9
Alberto Ascari
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1955
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 10
Fernand Léger
PAINTER
1881 - 1955
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 11
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
PHILOSOPHER
1881 - 1955
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Albert Einstein ranks 2 out of NaN. Before him are Ludwig van Beethoven (1770). After him are Pope Benedict XVI (1927), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685), Martin Luther (1483), Karl Marx (1818), Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646), Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749), Johannes Gutenberg (1394), Friedrich Nietzsche (1844), and Charlemagne (748).
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Ludwig van Beethoven
COMPOSER
1770 - 1827
HPI: 96.89
Rank: 1
Albert Einstein
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1955
HPI: 94.83
Rank: 2
Pope Benedict XVI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2022
HPI: 93.90
Rank: 3
Johann Sebastian Bach
COMPOSER
1685 - 1750
HPI: 92.78
Rank: 4
Martin Luther
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1483 - 1546
HPI: 92.77
Rank: 5
Karl Marx
ECONOMIST
1818 - 1883
HPI: 92.24
Rank: 6
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
MATHEMATICIAN
1646 - 1716
HPI: 92.00
Rank: 7
Carl Friedrich Gauss
MATHEMATICIAN
1777 - 1855
HPI: 91.44
Rank: 8
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
WRITER
1749 - 1832
HPI: 90.96
Rank: 9
Johannes Gutenberg
INVENTOR
1394 - 1468
HPI: 90.58
Rank: 10
Friedrich Nietzsche
PHILOSOPHER
1844 - 1900
HPI: 90.17
Rank: 11
Charlemagne
POLITICIAN
748 - 814
HPI: 89.85
Rank: 12
Among Physicists In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Albert Einstein ranks 1. After him are Wilhelm Röntgen (1845), Max Planck (1858), Werner Heisenberg (1901), Georg Ohm (1789), Heinrich Hertz (1857), Max Born (1882), Max von Laue (1879), Hermann von Helmholtz (1821), Johannes Stark (1874), Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887), and Georg Bednorz (1950).
Albert Einstein
1879 - 1955
HPI: 94.83
Rank: 1
Wilhelm Röntgen
1845 - 1923
HPI: 87.15
Rank: 2
Max Planck
1858 - 1947
HPI: 85.41
Rank: 3
Werner Heisenberg
1901 - 1976
HPI: 83.50
Rank: 4
Georg Ohm
1789 - 1854
HPI: 83.08
Rank: 5
Heinrich Hertz
1857 - 1894
HPI: 82.34
Rank: 6
Max Born
1882 - 1970
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 7
Max von Laue
1879 - 1960
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 8
Hermann von Helmholtz
1821 - 1894
HPI: 77.32
Rank: 9
Johannes Stark
1874 - 1957
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 10
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
1887 - 1975
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 11
Georg Bednorz
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.58
Rank: 12
